My baby, she’s going to start Kindergarten in a few months. I was considering homeschooling her and then testing her into the 1st grade but her father wasn’t really too keen on that idea. I do have my own education to complete anyway. It’s alright though: she’s been preparing for this for years now at home, through toys and books. Learning has always been her favorite thing to do – I’m proud to think that I may have produced not only a nerd, but a geek. No better things to be, in my opinion.
I’ve not pressured her very much to learn anything at all. I’ve spent time teaching her basics, but never wanted to do more than that. Children should be children – she’ll be in school for the better part of the next two decades, there was no good reason I could see for trying to fill her head with more than that. She’s been practicing her legibility, outside of our scheduled ‘learning time’. She’s getting much better.
This week we started on her new schedule – trying to make it as similar to school as it can be as far as when she wakes up, eats, goes to bed, etc. I’m not ready, not at all. I’m totally going to sob like a baby when I drop her at her first day. I’m excited for her but there’s a part of me that just wants her to go back to the adorable little chubster that couldn’t talk or walk and needed me for every thing, not just some things. Can we do that?
Wait. No, as a matter of fact – can we just go back to this, and start all over?
Bah. I miss that. I guess I always will.
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It’s cute.
I bawled like a freaking baby the first day I walked home alone from dropping my kid off at kindergarten. I bawled the first time I did it with my second. I’m pretty sure I’ll do it with my third, too.
And dude? Holy SHIT she is your fucking clone. Dag.
June 8, 2009 at 2:53 am
Think of how much fun she’s gonna have, dood. Think of…hmmm.
Okay, stock up on Kleenex.
I’m going to sob too! :-) I love her soo much and she is growing up so beautiful. I can’t wait to see her with her bookbag(backsack,booksack fuck which one is it?) and that big smile on her face! You got to love her!
You’ve done well…she’s going to rock the kindergarten.
we are so in the same place- and god for you- I also have kept the “teaching” of academics to a min. I have way too much art and love and worldly things to teach them- they all will learn to read when it is time. The pressure people feel to have a “smart” kiddo by five years old is crazy train. Our kids will grow into beautiful SMART peeps with love. And I am also going to cry buckets! AGH!
Um, I think I feel like shit because I totally did NOT cry when I dropped any of mine off; it was all like thank you jebus, no shit. I did cry at teh kindergarten graduations, though, and still cry when Sam does an orchestra thing and stuff like that-so maybe that makes up for it?
Yep. Heard that!
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She sounds like she could conquer the world! My oldest will be in seventh grade this fall. I’m still bawling. He’s getting a wee bit weary of me doing that, but when you’ve watched someone go from helpless to soaring, you have to celebrate. So what if it’s with some tears?
I too am all about letting kids be kids..but goodness the pre-k my oldest goes to..some of the parents have their kids in two different language classes on top of the sports.. to me they have a billion more years of education.. let them play for a bit ..before they realize how crappy the world really is..
Maybe I need to eat my wheaties today.. I am a little cranky..
PS.. the pictures are just adorable.. and you pregnant? Holy beautiful..
I miss it, too. Not only for their youth, but because it would bring my own back as well… (not that I’m old, but, well, you know…)
She has better handwriting than my 7 year old. Truly. She’ll do fabulous in school. But you will definitely bawl. I did. LIKE A BABY. Totally surprised me.
Yeah, you probably will cry on her first day. That’s natural.
She is such a cutie, both of them are.
Mine starts Kindergarten in 2 fucking months. 2 months!! I’m already a mess thinking about it. *sniff*
Kindergarten! Wow!
I’m impressed that you’re getting into the school schedule. I manage to mess up the girls’ bedtime and waking schedule every single weekend, and then Monday is miserable.
My kids are only three, but I so miss the earlier ages. It’ll take all my willpower not to try for more, but we just can’t afford it. Don’t mess with perfect, right?
Crying on their first day is a mommy rite of passage. Hell, I’ll probably cry a little for you too.
Please let her know that I think her writing is BEEYOOOTEEFUL.
She’s so sweet and smart. She’ll do great in kindergarten.
Awwwww, she’s so sweet and smart!
I can’t believe my little one is finishing up junior kindergarten in 3 weeks! I was a total mess as she got on the SCHOOLBUS with her brother and didn’t even look back last September! *sob*.
Your little darling will do so amazingly well.
And we’ll be crying in sympathy with you…
her face makes me happy
I think I’m about to have a panic attack thinking about my 3 year old in 2 years. Gah!
AWWW!!! I feel ya. My Miss J is having her last week of Kindergarten this week. I’ll have a 1st grader in the Fall. Its amazing. I’m not ready either, but she is. I’m sure the Bella is ready too =)
oh god, I’m going to be a wreck this September when mine goes to JK. I SO HEAR YOU. But you have armed her well, I know you have, so she is gonna rule her world.
She’s gotta be remarkably smart like her Ma! ;)
She is too cute for words! It looks like she’s going to do GREAT in kinder!! Mine is going to 1st! It goes by crazy fast. I used to roll my eyes when my parents said that and now I’m like, hmm, no shit. it does go by fast!!!